Powder measure

Museum number:
2-19559
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020019559
Accession number:
Acc.854
Description:
Carved ivory with human figure at top.
Donor:
Ellinor C. Davidson and George Davidson
Collection place:
Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon
Verbatim coll. place:
Orford, Oregon
Culture or time period:
Tututni
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Accession date:
1945
Context of use:
Indian powder charger
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 7 centimeters
Loans:
S1967-1968 #52: Fine Arts Patrons of Newport Harbor (December 28, 1967–March 19, 1968)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 12 titled Powder measure, accession number 2-19559, described as Carved ivory with human figure at top.Hearst Museum object 2 of 12 titled Powder measure, accession number 2-19559, described as Carved ivory with human figure at top.Hearst Museum object 3 of 12 titled Powder measure, accession number 2-19559, described as Carved ivory with human figure at top.Hearst Museum object 4 of 12 titled Powder measure, accession number 2-19559, described as Carved ivory with human figure at top.Hearst Museum object 5 of 12 titled Powder measure, accession number 2-19559, described as Carved ivory with human figure at top.Hearst Museum object 6 of 12 titled Powder measure, accession number 2-19559, described as Carved ivory with human figure at top.Hearst Museum object 7 of 12 titled Powder measure, accession number 2-19559, described as Carved ivory with human figure at top.Hearst Museum object 8 of 12 titled Powder measure, accession number 2-19559, described as Carved ivory with human figure at top.Hearst Museum object 9 of 12 titled Powder measure, accession number 2-19559, described as Carved ivory with human figure at top.Hearst Museum object 10 of 12 titled Powder measure, accession number 2-19559, described as Carved ivory with human figure at top.Hearst Museum object 11 of 12 titled Powder measure, accession number 2-19559, described as Carved ivory with human figure at top.Hearst Museum object 12 of 12 titled Powder measure, accession number 2-19559, described as Carved ivory with human figure at top.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Powder measure, accession number 2-19559, described as Carved ivory with human figure at top.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Powder measure, accession number 2-19559, described as Carved ivory with human figure at top.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Powder measure, accession number 2-19559, described as Carved ivory with human figure at top.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Powder measure, accession number 2-19559, described as Carved ivory with human figure at top.

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